Rapper who served prison time on shooting charges demands to be allowed to smoke weed The rapper had fired shots at a mall near downtown Washington, D.C. in 2022 The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
Campaign Finance Laws Institutionalize Corruption Powerful political allies get a pass, while dissenters are crushed with massive fines. This isn’t a flaw in the system—it’s the point. Reason · Jun 23, 2025
Iranian TV Anchor Warns Thousands of American Soldiers Will Be Sent Home in 'Coffins' in Rebuke of Trump's Bombing An Iranian TV host admonished the Trump administration for the attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, warning that Washington would receive "coffins" of soldiers. Latin Times · Jun 23, 2025
How might the US-Iran conflict escalate? Expert Q&A On Sunday June 22, Donald Trump announced that several of Iran’s most important nuclear facilities had been “completely obliterated” and that the country’s nuclear weapons programme had been crippled. Iran denied this and vowed to retaliate. The Iranian parliament has already given approval to closing the strait of Hormuz, a… The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025
Orcas make seaweed tools to scratch each other’s backs, study suggests Scientists spotted the behaviour in drone footage of orcas in the Salish Sea, in the inland waters of the US state of Washington. Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025
As Israel-Iran war escalates, Ukraine fears ‘more losses’ to Russia Washington’s support for Kyiv, already in doubt under President Trump, is set to decline further, analysts say. Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2025
Several Airlines Cancel Flights To Dubai, Riyadh, Doha After US-Iran Tensions Rattle Global Air Travel: Report As the tensions between Washington and Tehran rose after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered strikes at key Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Benzinga · Jun 23, 2025
Pakistan condemns Trump's bombing of Iran after backing him for Nobel Peace Prize Islamabad criticises Washington's bombing of Iranian nuclear sites less than 24 hours after backing US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. Euronews · Jun 23, 2025
Washington tells Trump after Iran strikes: No more ‘forever war’ The two wars launched under the Bush administration, Iraq and Afghanistan, cost thousands of American lives and reshaped the world. Now the possibility of a repeat in Iran has lawmakers on all sides concerned The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Senior Trump officials say US attacks on Iran ‘not about regime change’ Trump appears to contradict that later Sunday, questioning the possibility of ‘regime change.’ Al Jazeera · Jun 22, 2025
US Says Strikes 'Devastated' Iran's Nuclear Program Unprecedented US strikes have wrecked Iran's nuclear program, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday as Washington sought to assess what remained of the three targeted sites. International Business Times · Jun 22, 2025
US strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites, inserting itself into Israel's war with Iran The United States has attacked three sites in Iran, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying the Iranian nuclear program The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Houthis threaten to target US ships in the Red Sea if they participate in any attack on Iran Yemen's Houthis announced its readiness to target US ships in the Red Sea if they participate in an attack on Iran, despite a previous agreement with Washington. Euronews · Jun 21, 2025
Middle East situation ‘perilous’, says Lammy amid calls for more talks David Lammy flew from Washington to Geneva on Friday to meet Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025 ‘If there’s a rule, he tries to break it’: the explosively colourful works of Sam Gilliam A new exhibition explores the late artist’s unexpected sojourn in Ireland, where practical constrictions and the wild scenery inspired a burst of fierce creativity
The Texas Tribune · Jun 20, 2025 Meals On Wheels waiting lists grow as Texas braces for federal funding cuts State chapters of the nonprofit group that provide meals to seniors are waiting to hear from Washington how much of a hit their battered budgets will take.
Fortune · Jun 20, 2025 With his 'golden share' in U.S. Steel, Trump turns to a mechanism more common elsewhere in the world Nippon Steel offered Washington a "golden share," which gives the government oversight over some decisions, to get approval for its takeover of U.S. Steel.
Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2025 Amid US-Pakistan thaw, two key challenges: Iran and China Pakistani army chief Munir’s US trip suggests warming ties after past diplomatic friction. But challenges remain.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025 Thawing of relations between Pakistan and US raises eyebrows in India Army chief’s effusive welcome in Washington hints at strategic recalibration amid Middle East turmoil
The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025 What UK involvement in Iran could look like – and the political questions it raises At the time of writing, US President Donald Trump is deliberating over whether to join Israel’s air campaign to destroy Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme. This is already a contentious issue within Washington DC and the Trump administration. But if the president decides to take the US into a war…
Reason · Jun 19, 2025 Will D.C. Repeal the Law That Has Cut Tipped Workers' Earnings by $1,800 a Year? The law that was supposed to boost their wealth has left most of them poorer instead.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025 Trump, Juventus and thinly veiled contempt in the Oval Office In today’s Football Daily: Juventus go to Washington
International Business Times · Jun 19, 2025 Russia Warns US Against 'Military Intervention' In Iran-Israel War Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington will enter the war alongside Israel.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 19, 2025 DR Congo and Rwanda inch closer to signing peace accord Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialled a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC – a document to be formally signed on 27 June in Washington, a joint statement said.
Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2025 Trump embraces Pakistan: ‘Tactical romance’ or a new ‘inner circle’? Trump hosts Pakistan army chief Asim Munir for an unprecedented White House lunch, as the US and Pakistan reset ties.